MP Bawku expresses concern

Page 17, Nov 16, 2009
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah

THE Member of Parliament for Bawku has raised serious concern about the recent happenings in Bawku in which two young men were said to have been stripped naked, beaten and paraded through the streets of the town.
In an attempt to bring normalcy to the town, he said, a number of measures had been taken, including measures that bordered on the infringement of the rights of the citizens of Bawku.
In a press release, the MP noted that the use of extreme measures by the security agencies had raised a lot of concern over the measures being adopted.
Mr Adamu Dramani Sakande stated that there was danger in seeking to adopt short cuts to fighting the Bawku problem, explaining that “we will be going down the slippery road if we consented to such illegal measures.
He said the high-handed measures by the security agencies had not proven to be effective and called on the government to adopt a more inclusive approach to addressing the cause of the conflict.
Mr Sakande called on relevant agencies such as the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to take appropriate measures on the issue to enable all Ghanaian citizens to enjoy their rights as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution.